Hillsboro Inlet Jetty Decking Textures & Rust

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I suppose in many ways photographers are a strange bunch! No matter what we think our particular area of interest is, it seems we cannot resist aiming our viewfinders at anything that looks interesting in the way of color, design, or texture. (Not just me right?) If it looks remotely cool, I mean! This is why one must never leave one’s camera home!! You never know what grungy or lovely thing might appear serendipitiously.

This particular day I had just intended to take a friend out to Hillsboro Light, to stand on the jetty decking and aim at the lighthouse across the inlet or passing vessels.

Some of these images look a bit like I had flash but it was just the high angle of the sun on a rather hot day. I hope that you enjoy the textures, after all who doesn’t like rust, rot and decay? Think of what the Lighthouse has weathered, standing so staunchly for so long when you look at these colorfully rusted nuts and bolts.

They say that rust is the best corrosion protection in certain situations, but I am dedicating this post to my brother, Darby Howard, who coincidentally enough is a Corrosion Control Engineer. Here is a link to JDH Corrosion Consultants, Inc. and his team of talented engineers. I must come by this naturally!!

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While rust is typically very orange, I loved the
purples and burgundy hues on this rusty bolt.

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I loved the textures of the fallen gull's feather
against the rusted bolt and weathered wood.

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Here I thought the weathered wood looked very 
feathery like a bird's feathers.

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This is a context view of the beams covering
the jetty rocks. This view looks back at the
Hillsboro Inlet Bridge up for passing vessels.

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~ by Judy on October 9, 2016.